by Dana | Mar 18, 2021 | bahamas, exumas land and sea park, warderick wells
Take a 2-minute YouTube mini-tour of the Bahamas and you’ll wonder why depression is called “the blues.”We tucked tail from Shroud Cay to get better shelter in Warderick Wells, the crown jewel of the Exumas Cays Land and Sea Parks, and home of... by Dana | Mar 14, 2021 | bahamas, cruiser activities, exuma sound, exumas land and sea park, mangroves, shroud cay bahamas
The chief delight of Shroud Cay is its variety of creeks . . . The central tidal swamp forest of mangroves abounds in sea life.—Stephen Pavlidis, The Island Hopping Digital Guide to the Exuma Cays – Part II – Exuma Park [The Bahamas] Entrance to Shroud... by Dana | Mar 5, 2021 | alicetown bimini bahamas, bahamas, Grand Bahamas Banks
We zip across 12-20 feet of a beautiful turquoise desert. Glassy water in the Grand Bahama Banks.When the water is as clear as it is in the Bahamas, it takes a while to recalibrate because everything seems closer underwater than it actually is. It’s... by GWTAdmin | Aug 31, 2014 | bahamas, Bahamas wildlife, cruiser destinations, humor, kayaking, rum cay
What are these seagulls saying or thinking?Write a caption, win a prize.The prize? Ummmm. Bragging rights?To get you started, here’s what some of my Facebook friends had to say.”Isn’t this great guys! What a view!”... by GWTAdmin | Jul 26, 2014 | bahamas, Conception Island, cruiser destinations, cruisers, cruising life, hiking, kayaking
Small part of Kim’s impromptu gathering on Conception Island.BAHAMAS pristine, primitive, uninhabited Conception Island is 15 miles from Long Island’s Cape Santa Maria and 20 miles from our Rum Cay anchorage (click here for an earlier post overviewing Conception... by GWTAdmin | Jul 13, 2014 | bahamas, cruiser destinations, nassau, Ortega Landing Marina, palm cay marina
The marina view from the back — plenty of room!Even tourist-loving Bahamanians admit Nassau,on the small island of New Providence, is rough. We’ve stopped at Nassau twice, out of necessity – to break up long passages and for some much needed boat...